# The Slurptop DIY Laptop Pairs Power-Tool Styling With a Swappable Battery

DevFeed: [The Slurptop DIY Laptop Pairs Power-Tool Styling With a Swappable Battery](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-slurptop-diy-laptop-pairs-power-tool-styling-with-a-swappable-battery-100321.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/10/26/the-slurptop-diy-laptop-pairs-power-tool-styling-with-a-swappable-battery/>)

Author: JC Torres

Published: 2026-10-26T09:15:03Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Yanko Design](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/yanko-design.md>)

Topics: [Cyberdecks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cyberdecks.md>)

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## AI overview

The Slurptop is a completed DIY cyberdeck built around a GMKtec M5 Ultra mini PC, with an 82-key mechanical keyboard, a trackball, a 14-inch 1920x1200 display, and a holder for an XP-Pen drawing tablet. Its 3D-printed, power-tool-inspired shell uses glass-fiber- and carbon-fiber-filled plastics, with an aluminum hinge reinforcement and integrated carry handle. A 24V Kobalt tool battery powers the PC through a converter to 19V; a cutoff board protects against excessive discharge, and a switching module allows wall power or battery operation. The builder reports over four hours of writing and coding on a 4Ah pack, with some charge remaining, but this is not an independent endurance test. The Slurptop cannot charge its own battery, and changing packs without interruption requires wall power. No weatherproofing or drop rating is documented.

## Source excerpt

The Slurptop DIY Laptop Pairs Power-Tool Styling With a Swappable Battery The Slurptop borrows its battery from the toolbox, and its body doesn't bother pretending otherwise. This homemade cyberdeck wraps mini PC hardware in a chunky...